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    Iʼve raised £100 to Candles for Heroes christmas candlelit vigil

    Commonwealth war graves stonefall cemetery Harrogate HG31DH
    Funded on Saturday, 1st March 2025

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    Candles for Heroes is organising our annual Christmas Remembrance Candlelight Vigil at Stonefall Cemetery, Harrogate on 15th December 3.30pm. We are inviting people to remember the hundreds of war casualties who are buried here.

    Stonefall Cemetery contains the graves of just over 1000 casualties from the First & Second World Wars. More than 900 of the graves are of Air Force personnel from WW2. There are over 600 Canadians, almost 100 Australians and more than 20 New Zealanders. There are more than 200 Royal Air Force graves which includes, amongst others, a casualty from Fiji and 6 casualties from the Caribbean.

    At the vigil the headstones of more than 1000 World War 1 & 2 casualties will be illuminated with tea lights. Candles for Heroes is asking people to donate £5 to pay for a candle being placed on the headstones. All the money raised will be split equally between Help for Heroes and the Commonwealth War Graves Foundation (CWGF).

    Help for Heroes provide lifelong support to Service Personnel and Military Veterans with injuries, illnesses and wounds sustained while serving in the British Armed Forces.

    The Commonwealth War Graves Foundation (CWGF) is a charitable foundation that highlights the work of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) by telling the stories of the 1.7m people the CWGC commemorates.

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      10

      • Anita Pennington

        Anita Pennington

        Dec 15, 2024

        Great cause

        £10.00

      • Kay

        Kay

        Dec 15, 2024

        Keep up the good work

        £5.00

      • Julia Goodall

        Julia Goodall

        Dec 12, 2024

        £10.00

      • Pat Burgess

        Pat Burgess

        Dec 11, 2024

        Always remember

        £10.00

      • Elizabeth Smith

        Elizabeth Smith

        Dec 11, 2024

        Remembering all those who gave their lives.

        £20.00

      • simon wilson

        simon wilson

        Dec 7, 2024

        a brilliant idea to remember our brave forebears

        £10.00

      • Malcolm Peel

        Malcolm Peel

        Nov 24, 2024

        A little too far to travel for the event but pleased to be able to make a donation instead.

        £5.00

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